UCP:JC030 Czech language for foreigners - Course Information
JC030 Czech language for foreigners III
University College Prague – University of International Relations and Institute of Hospitality Management and Economics, Ltd.winter 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Halina Mochovyková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Věra Pobudová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Kolářová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner) - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- JC020 Czech Language for Foreigners
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to acquire basic academic skills and expand language knowledge and skills to the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference, with a special focus on the field of hospitality and tourism. Knowledge:The student will consolidate previously acquired general communication skills and deepen and expand more specialized forms of oral and written communication. Skills:The student should be able to choose appropriate means of communication depending on a particular communicative situation and should develop an active knowledge of standard Czech and a passive knowledge of general Czech. Competences:The acquired knowledge and skills should enable the student to communicate adequately and in a standard manner even in more specialized situations, both orally (presentations) and in writing (formal emails), and to better understand more demanding spoken (lectures) and written texts (textbooks, study materials).
- Syllabus
- Syllabus 1. Study of the Czech language, effective reading. 2. Orientation in the text, Czech phonetic system. 3. Study of foreign languages, Czech sentence structure. 4. Working with text, punctuation. 5. Writing and text correction, Czech declension. 6. Formal correspondence, predicate and verb. 7. Electronic communication, modal verbs. 8. Spoken communication, summarizing information. 9. Paraphrasing, subject and object in a sentence. 10. Study and education, reflexive verbs. 11. Spoken and written communication. 12. Review, text correction. 13. Summary of the material.
- Literature
- required literature
- HRADILOVÁ, Darina et al. Czech it up! 4: čeština pro cizince : úroveň B2. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2020. ISBN 978-80-244-5771-0. info
- HRADILOVÁ, Darina et al. Czech it UP! 5: čeština pro cizince : úroveň C1. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2019. ISBN 978-80-244-5592-1. info
- recommended literature
- KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ, Romana. Český jazyk pro cizince 3. Praha, 2016. info
- KESTŘÁNKOVÁ, Boccou, MARIE, HLÍNOVÁ, KATEŘINA, PEČENÝ, PAVEL, ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ and DAGMAR. Čeština pro cizince: úroveň B2 : [vhodná pro všechny národnosti]. Brno: Edika, 2013. ISBN 978-80-266-0178-4. info
- BISCHOFOVÁ, Jana and ET ALII. Čeština pro středně a více pokročilé. 3rd ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2011, 322 pp. ISBN 978-80-246-1793-0. info
- Teaching methods
- Class instruction is based on active student participation in dealing with select communicative situations both orally and in writing. Practical training takes the form of simulations of real-life scenarios focusing on situations in every-day life and professional environments. Simulations develop language skills and the ability to choose appropriate means of communication with respect to the specific situation and intercultural differences.
- Assessment methods
- Written test - minimum 70% needed to pass • Assignments, attendance and class participation • Special conditions and details - Min. 75% attendance
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- General note: Předmět je nutno ukončit do konce zkouškového období daného semestru.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2/2/2.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si mohou zapsat pouze cizinci, tj. ti, kdo nejsou Češi nebo Slováci.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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